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Firmware Change/Update SONY Xperia

X Performance
How Update / Change / Repair Firmware in SONY Xperia X Performance phones?

Necessary Tools and Drivers

1. Sony PC Companion with Drivers

2. Sony FlashTool 32bit

3. Sony FlashTool 64bit

Install Necessary Tools

1. Start by installing Sony PC Companion with Drivers

2. Unpack and Install FlashTool, then find x10flasher.jar which is in C:\FlashTool folder
and replace it with the file from the unpacked archive.

 Windows 10 users should go to c:\Windows\inf and search for the file "wpdmtp.inf"
press right button on it and select INSTALL.

WARNING!
Changing firmware in the phone will erase all of your data.
All described operations you are doing at your own risk.
If want saves your data do a backup before start.
Battery must be at least 60% if not you will kill phone completely.

Change/ Repair/ Update Firmware in Sony

Xperia phones
1. First of all, we need to find out exact phone model that we've got.
 This can be done by entering IMEI number on IMEI.info

 also, you can find it in Xperia X Performance phone menu as shown below
 or from the label which can be found next to the phone sim/memory card slot.
2. Turn on FlashTool(depent on windows system 32/64bit use file Flashtool or Flashtool64)

3. Go to XperiFirm,
4. Select SONY Xperia X Performance model,
5. Now choose exact Xperia X Performance model from step No. 1.

6. Select firmware by country that you need

(unbranded firmware you can recognize by
name CUSTOMIZED_CE1 or CUSTOMIZED_SG they come with all language packages
from around the world)

7. Download firmware by pressing firmware version button.

8. After download is finished close XperiaFirm, now FlashTool will ask you if you want to
add downloaded firmware to database just click YES button to confirm.
9. Next press lightning button,
10. Select Flashmode and confirm with OK button.
11. Select SONY Xperia X Performance phone model and model number of your
phone, firmware customization and firmware version the one you've downloaded in step No.
7.
12. Next check userdata, cust-reset everything else must be unchecked.
13. When you're ready press Flash button.

14. Connect turned off Xperia X Performance phone to USB cable with pressed volume
down button.
15. Release volume down button when you see "Device connected in flash mode" information
in FlashTool windows log.The flash process starts, now just wait until process end.
16. After all disconnect Xperia X Performance phone from the USB cable. Turn it on
with the power button and leave it on a flat surface until phone turns on completely
(this is very important otherwise the phone will not complete the first start and you will see
an error message on the phone screen).
17. Congratulations your flash process ended successfully. Now you can enjoy
your SONY Xperia X Performance with new firmware.